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Savory Peanut Sauce (Video)

Stop Food Waste Blog

Savory Peanut Sauce (Video)

Sep 23, 2024
White bowl with peanut sauce and crushed peanuts.

Stop Food Waste Blog

Learn how to make a savory peanut sauce with the last bit of peanut butter stuck to the sides of the jar.

This savory peanut sauce uses a few pantry condiments like low-sodium soy sauce to turn the last bits of peanut butter stuck to the sides of the jar into a delicious version of a Thai peanut sauce.

All you have to do is put the ingredients in the almost-empty peanut butter jar and shake it up. (The shaking gets the stubborn peanut butter off the sides of the jar without excessive scraping.)

Using this recipe helps you not waste that last bit of peanut butter, and also encourages you to eat veggies since it works well as a salad dressing or a dip!


Savory Peanut Sauce

INGREDIENTS

  • ⅓ cup peanut butter (you can reduce the ingredients below depending on whatever is leftover in the jar)
  • 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1½ tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp ginger grated
  • 2 tbsp sriracha (optional)
  • 2 tbsp warm water or more to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Combine all ingredients in the mostly empty peanut butter jar. 
  2. Scrape down the sides with a spoon and mix until a sauce is formed. 
  3. Enjoy over salads or as a dipping sauce.

Maximize your food tip: 

Don’t throw out your PB jars that still have some PB sticking to the sides. Make a sauce out of it instead and prevent it from being wasted.


About Jen:

This recipe was developed by Jen Zielke, a dietetic intern working at Project Open Hand. Jen received their BS in Nutrition from California Polytechnic State University. They are working towards becoming an RDN, and they are excited about working to help alleviate food insecurity and food waste. In their free time they love trying new recipes and reading silly fantasy novels. 


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Project Open Hand is a Chef Partner of the Stop Food Waste campaign. Since 1985, Bay Area nonprofit Project Open Hand has provided meals with love to older adults, adults living with disabilities, and people living with complex, chronic health conditions. Learn more at www.openhand.org